I must say what I've seen for a long time. The character designs in the creator's works are the greatest I've ever seen. It is just my opinion, I know, but for some reason after years of watching and reading these things - I am certain their style is my preference.

The Lag-Chuu translation has some issues in this episode, I expect. I don't know how the dialog differs from the manga, but the summer festival that Yuzuki and Haruto met at should have been when they were in 3rd grade, not when they were 3 or 4. (Akari moved to their town in 2nd grade.) Also, the last conversation they had at that festival should have indicated that there was something else that she hated, but after meeting Haruto she felt like things would be alright and his response should have been to tell her that if anything else ever bothered her, come see him and he'll fix it for her. (Which is precisely the reason she moved to Hiroshima... That and she had a lingering crush on the cute boy who used the smoothest pick-up line in the history of elementary school pick-up lines... A flower that blooms only once each year. Smooth, man! Even as a little kid he had a way with the ladies!)

A good episode, but I can't see how they are going to cover the whole story in any way shape or form unless it has at least two cours... Maybe this will be a Bleach/Naruto like romantic comedy? Hey... It could happen...

EDIT: By the way, the translator confirmed that the manga and anime were different in the conversation at the end of the 3rd grade festival flashback-within-a-flashback. But did realize they missed the 3rd grade thing. Even so, the conversation in the "present" at the end of the episode confirms the basic gist of what Haruto told her: That if she ever has a problem, come to see him and he'll fix it for her.

Good episode and next week we find out why the hell she just up and left! Also, a small question.

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If she told him when he was still in the country that she wanted to break up and give the boy who was persistent in asking her out a chance, why did he go to Tokyo anyway? For a face to face clarification?

Good episode and next week we find out why the hell she just up and left! Also, a small question.

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If she told him when he was still in the country that she wanted to break up and give the boy who was persistent in asking her out a chance, why did he go to Tokyo anyway? For a face to face clarification?

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I think Haruto realizes that he truly was in love with Eba and losing her is painful to him. At the very least, he wanted an explanation and or wanted to see her again.

We find out next time! Too bad after that things go all haywire and then it leaves us thinking she's even more of a bitch. I hate her in this arc so much. I can't wait for another season, which they have enough manga chapters for easily. Also, she's still in love with him, obviously, even later she is, she's just too much of a bitch and dating someone out of pity...sigh...They never say but I really want to know if they actually kissed or did anything...I know later they confirm stuff but I just think it's interesting...

Man watching the manga get animated has made me realize how frustrating this story really was when I read it. I am curious as to where they end the first season because they still have a lot of manga to cover.

Good episode and next week we find out why the hell she just up and left! Also, a small question.

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If she told him when he was still in the country that she wanted to break up and give the boy who was persistent in asking her out a chance, why did he go to Tokyo anyway? For a face to face clarification?

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His reason for going to Tokyo, technically, is that he didn't believe her letter/text message was true. When he first read it, it said that she had confessed to the guy in middle school and had been rejected and she gave up. That is NOT the Yuzuki he knows! She is the one that told him it is never over unless you give up when he was still in love with Nanami. He believed that she was having some sort of problem, possibly with her family, and didn't want to involve him in it, so she lied about dating another guy to break it off with him. (Also, they shared a rather passionate kiss on the day that she gave him the present that had the letter in it in the manga. It really didn't seem like a girl not in love with him, then she cut off contact. He evidently tried to see her by just going to Tokyo for a visit and she refused, but that is only shown as a flash-back even in the manga.)

It is my opinion that she never, ever, even for a minute, stopped loving Haruto.

She did what she did in for Kazuma because she legitimately has feelings for him and felt she owed him for what he did for her in middle school, even though she refused him repeatedly when he confessed to her back then. But through it all, she still loved Haruto, before, during, and after her time with Kazuma. She just felt that she couldn't do anything about it because of how horribly she treated him. In short, she ends up punishing herself for her actions.

OK, I tried to be as vague as I could with that, but it is still a spoiler...

And the pointless flashbacks in the beginning kinda turned me off again, they should of just explained his condition and be done with it. My favorite part was Asuka being a boss this episode and maybe the ending as I did find it somewhat beautiful:

Good episode and next week we find out why the hell she just up and left! Also, a small question.

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If she told him when he was still in the country that she wanted to break up and give the boy who was persistent in asking her out a chance, why did he go to Tokyo anyway? For a face to face clarification?

I know this is late, and I already responded, but I thought of something that hadn't been addressed in your spoiler block...

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She didn't tell him while she was still living in Hiroshima. The anime has either got some translation issues or some issues with the way the series composition was done. When Haruto talks about her disappearing, he means she cut off communication. He knows why she went back to Tokyo and, though he tried to stop her from going, he realized that it was the right thing to do. But the last thing they did before she left was agree to start a long distance relationship. He then saw her, though with major complications, when his class took a trip to Tokyo the next year. While there, they kissed rather passionately before parting ways again. After that, Yuzuki cut off communication with him completely, in the manga. I am not sure how they are going to explain the text/email that she sent him instead of a note that he failed to find that was inside the bag with the shirt she gave him as a present when they met in Tokyo... I would guess that she cut off contact, then sent the text a while later? But it is clear that he is able to contact her by cell phone in the anime, she is just not responding, so they may have a totally different story for that part. That is the only thing that seems to be a major departure from the manga so far.

As for this week's episode, I though it was well done. The part at the end is one of my favorite sections of the Tokyo Arc, since it shows that, even though he is "trying to steal Yuzuki back", he is more concerned about Kazama, in reality. Telling Yuzuki to stop looking so sad around him and smile the way she smiled when he fell in love with her is a damned brave thing to do. He is basically telling her to seduce his rival. (Though in the manga, that conversation happened after the Beef Stroganoff, not before, and also included a rather indelicate bit of repartee between Haruto and Kazama that the anime may have chosen to drop, based on how the modified it.) When Yuzuki calls to him as he is leaving, I am positive that she was about to tell him that she still loves him, but caught herself before she let it slip.

Good episode and next week we find out why the hell she just up and left! Also, a small question.

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If she told him when he was still in the country that she wanted to break up and give the boy who was persistent in asking her out a chance, why did he go to Tokyo anyway? For a face to face clarification?

I know this is late, and I already responded, but I thought of something that hadn't been addressed in your spoiler block...

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She didn't tell him while she was still living in Hiroshima. The anime has either got some translation issues or some issues with the way the series composition was done. When Haruto talks about her disappearing, he means she cut off communication. He knows why she went back to Tokyo and, though he tried to stop her from going, he realized that it was the right thing to do. But the last thing they did before she left was agree to start a long distance relationship. He then saw her, though with major complications, when his class took a trip to Tokyo the next year. While there, they kissed rather passionately before parting ways again. After that, Yuzuki cut off communication with him completely, in the manga. I am not sure how they are going to explain the text/email that she sent him instead of a note that he failed to find that was inside the bag with the shirt she gave him as a present when they met in Tokyo... I would guess that she cut off contact, then sent the text a while later? But it is clear that he is able to contact her by cell phone in the anime, she is just not responding, so they may have a totally different story for that part. That is the only thing that seems to be a major departure from the manga so far.

As for this week's episode, I though it was well done. The part at the end is one of my favorite sections of the Tokyo Arc, since it shows that, even though he is "trying to steal Yuzuki back", he is more concerned about Kazama, in reality. Telling Yuzuki to stop looking so sad around him and smile the way she smiled when he fell in love with her is a damned brave thing to do. He is basically telling her to seduce his rival. (Though in the manga, that conversation happened after the Beef Stroganoff, not before, and also included a rather indelicate bit of repartee between Haruto and Kazama that the anime may have chosen to drop, based on how the modified it.) When Yuzuki calls to him as he is leaving, I am positive that she was about to tell him that she still loves him, but caught herself before she let it slip.

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Ohhh ok so basically the text sent was anime only and in the manga it was a note that Haruto didn't see. Also, thank you for the clarifications!

Good episode and next week we find out why the hell she just up and left! Also, a small question.

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If she told him when he was still in the country that she wanted to break up and give the boy who was persistent in asking her out a chance, why did he go to Tokyo anyway? For a face to face clarification?

I know this is late, and I already responded, but I thought of something that hadn't been addressed in your spoiler block...

Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide

She didn't tell him while she was still living in Hiroshima. The anime has either got some translation issues or some issues with the way the series composition was done. When Haruto talks about her disappearing, he means she cut off communication. He knows why she went back to Tokyo and, though he tried to stop her from going, he realized that it was the right thing to do. But the last thing they did before she left was agree to start a long distance relationship. He then saw her, though with major complications, when his class took a trip to Tokyo the next year. While there, they kissed rather passionately before parting ways again. After that, Yuzuki cut off communication with him completely, in the manga. I am not sure how they are going to explain the text/email that she sent him instead of a note that he failed to find that was inside the bag with the shirt she gave him as a present when they met in Tokyo... I would guess that she cut off contact, then sent the text a while later? But it is clear that he is able to contact her by cell phone in the anime, she is just not responding, so they may have a totally different story for that part. That is the only thing that seems to be a major departure from the manga so far.

As for this week's episode, I though it was well done. The part at the end is one of my favorite sections of the Tokyo Arc, since it shows that, even though he is "trying to steal Yuzuki back", he is more concerned about Kazama, in reality. Telling Yuzuki to stop looking so sad around him and smile the way she smiled when he fell in love with her is a damned brave thing to do. He is basically telling her to seduce his rival. (Though in the manga, that conversation happened after the Beef Stroganoff, not before, and also included a rather indelicate bit of repartee between Haruto and Kazama that the anime may have chosen to drop, based on how the modified it.) When Yuzuki calls to him as he is leaving, I am positive that she was about to tell him that she still loves him, but caught herself before she let it slip.

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Ohhh ok so basically the text sent was anime only and in the manga it was a note that Haruto didn't see. Also, thank you for the clarifications!

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Yea, it is something like a month or two later when he is about to answer Nanami's confession and he knocks over the bag and the note falls out and after reading it, he tells her that he can't go out with her because he still loves Yuzuki and that the note isn't something she would normally write, so he is afraid she has problems and is trying to hide it from him. Shortly after, he announces that he will be moving to Tokyo at the start of the next term, in September.